Methanol as a rapid fixative for the investigation of plant surfaces by SEM

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 184, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 14-16

  Neinhuis, C ^a   Edelmann, H G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cell walls; Critical point drying; Epidermis; Methanol; Plant surfaces; Preparation; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

METHANOL;

CELL DIMENSIONS; CELL WALLS; CONDITION; CRITICAL POINT DRYING; EPIDERMIS; IN-VIVO; PLANT SPECIMENS; PLANT SURFACES; PREPARATION; PURE METHANOLS;

SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

METHANOL;

ARTICLE; CELL WALL; EPIDERMIS; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0029826365     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1996.d01-110.x     Document Type: Article

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